ZIMBABWE ELECTION – LESSONS LEARNT FROM KENYA?

Citizens of Zimbabwe have been waiting for three days for the official results of their recently held presidential, parliamentary and civic elections to be announced. This is despite the fact that results are announced, printed and displayed at individual polling stations throughout the country. Parliamentary and Presidential tally’s have been trickling in at an excruciatingly slow pace. Despite clear differences, the tallying and announcement exercise mirrors what took place in Kenya at the end of last year. Are there lessons to be learnt from the Kenya aftermath? Should development partners and civil society step in as rapidly as they did in Kenya?